Rocky Top Power Run Brought Its Biggest Fleet Yet to Norris Lake
Every August, the coves near La Follette fill with something you don't see on Norris Lake most weekends: a fleet of high-performance boats running side by side at speed. This year marked the third annual Rocky Top Power Run, and if the video below is any indication, it was also the biggest one yet. Rogers Brothers Marine's Matt Rogers, the event's organizer, has spent two years building the run into one of the more talked-about performance boating weekends in the Southeast, and by his own account the event finally hit its stride in year three.
The footage was captured by Scrapyard Media, the production team behind Speed On The Water's coverage of performance boating events nationwide, and it's easy to see why they keep coming back. Norris Lake's long, deep channels and glassy water give high-speed boats room to stretch out that's hard to find on smaller lakes, while the surrounding Cumberland Mountains give every wide-open shot a backdrop most lakes can't match.
Held August 6 through 8 out of La Follette, the run drew boaters from well outside Tennessee, converging on the same stretch of water regulars already know as one of the best on the lake for open-water cruising. Watch the video below to see what a weekend built around speed looks like on Norris Lake.
Events like the Rocky Top Power Run are part of what's turning Norris Lake into more than just a quiet vacation spot. It's becoming a real destination for boaters who want room to open up the throttle. With over 800 miles of shoreline and depths exceeding 100 feet in the old river channels, the lake offers the kind of open water performance boat owners look for, paired with the water clarity that keeps it on lists of Tennessee's most scenic lakes year after year.
Rogers has said the event "gets smoother every year," and after a redesigned website and an improved registration process ahead of this third run, it's easy to believe the Rocky Top Power Run keeps growing from here. For a town the size of La Follette, hosting a gathering that pulls in boats and spectators from across the region is no small thing, and it's exactly the kind of event that keeps Norris Lake on the radar for boating enthusiasts well beyond East Tennessee.
Whether you're already planning a trip around next year's run or just want to experience Norris Lake's open water for yourself, there's no bad time to visit. Start planning your trip at NorrisLake.com.
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